Office of Environmental Management

WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM has completed the safe relocation and disposal of three oversized containers that once held equipment used to solidify radioactive waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in New York.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EM launched a new video series on its Facebook and YouTube sites today taking viewers inside the activities of individual workers as they share their accomplishments and perspectives.

EM has created its own Facebook page. Please like our page to keep up to date with EM’s progress across the complex, as well as to learn more about the history of our sites, the work that we do, and our workforce.

Cleanup Sites

As the largest environmental cleanup program in the world, EM has been charged with the responsibility of cleaning up 107 sites across the country whose area is equal to the combined area of Rhode Island and Delaware. EM has made substantial progress in nearly every area of nuclear waste cleanup and as of September 2012, completed cleanup at 90 of these sites.

Our Mission

The mission of the Office of Environmental Management (EM) is to complete the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from five decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research.Read More>

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EM FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET

The EM Fiscal Year 2017 budget request will provide the resources to maintain a safe and secure posture in the EM complex, and to continue moving forward with the country’s largest nuclear cleanup.Read More >

WIPP Recovery

Learn more about EM’s recovery efforts to safely and efficiently resume operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.